Thursday, April 11, 2013

Thursday Arch Series / Red Sea

These pictures are from the St. Louis Cardinals home opening game on Monday. There were rallies outside the stadium and a complete sell-out within. Note the first picture. They mow the image of the Arch in the outfield grass in near-perfect alignment with the monument. This town is devoted to the team. It's said we are among the best baseball cities in America.

Unfortunately, we got absolutely thwacked by the Cincinnati Reds, our main rival in the division. However, we beat them well on Tuesday and thwacked them on Wednesday with a 10 - 0 win.That's one of the beauties of baseball. The major league teams usually play six days a week. The chemistry, even just fortune, is different every time.

The scenes are so typically Midwestern, with absolutely everyone dressed in the team colors. In the cynical east, fans dress however they want, and they are "above" showing excessive allegiance to a team. After all, they are individuals! Not in the Midwest . . .